Job ads are often unrealistic wish lists compiled by committees, so apply even if you don't meet every requirement. Many hired candidates feel like imposters and accept low pay, but you should know your worth and negotiate harder.
Hello, friends. This video is from the uk, which I'm visiting for a relatively short time. Two days today. I'd like to talk to you about a problem that job advertisements have which include a huge number of skills that are required. And when you read these ads, you think, but should I send my application? Because here I don't even need a third of what he considers essential. Quote. So I'd like to talk to you, tell you why companies make unrealistic ads and what you can do about it. There are two reasons. There's a reason that's perhaps quite obvious. I'll tell you about it. There's a reason that's much less a reason that has a significant psychological impact, both psychological and financial, that I'll tell you about towards the end of the video, second part of the video. So, in any case, speaking of the ads. So when you read the ads, you'll see we're looking for this guy, man, woman, and then we're going to talk about experience, we're going to talk about qualifications, we're going to talk about skills, job description and so on. I worked for a long time in big companies and small companies, but I mostly worked in big ones. And I saw something. The thing is, the ads are often developed not in a scientific way, not in a way, let's say we're going to think about it and everything. I've seen ads developed almost at random. I've been sitting in an open space and a guy comes in with his computer, his briefcase. Guys, excuse me, we want to recruit, I don't know, someone. Can you tell me what skills you think the team needs? And you have 30 guys who are throwing out a skill from every corner. It could be languages that they need to speak, experience they need to have technologies they need to master degrees, stuff all that. And then the person is typing, typing, typing. And in fact, you have an ad that is developed that probably corresponds to a cyclops. It means the person who has all these characteristics, they don't exist in this universe. They don't exist. There, you see? So the ad comes out, it is published, and you see it on LinkedIn, you see it on job sites and all that. And then when you read it, you say, wow, am I capable. So I'm going to say something. You have to take advantage of the disorganization of companies. If they put an ad out, it means they're looking for someone. Interpret it like that, they're looking for someone, okay? So instead of getting stuck on the details of the ad that they themselves you know, the ad fell off the wagon. They don't care about it. Participate anyway. Send your cv, send your application. Even if you tick a third of what they want, just go ahead. Because maybe you tick a third and you don't dare to send your application. And finally, someone who might tick 10th and someone who is way below you will dare, okay? He dares to think too much, but doesn't dare. But there are people who don't think much and they dare, okay? And because they dare, well, they end up getting the job. And you're like, how did they do it? Okay, so always go for it, no matter what's written in the ad. At worst they'll tell you no. Well, it won't kill you. Another thing, we're going to move on to the second part now. And the second part is very, very specific. I'll tell you something, it corresponds to a mentality. It corresponds to a mentality. This mentality costs you money. I'll tell you about it, but before I tell you, look in the pinned comment. I put the link to Killus. They're based in France and they help a lot of people find a job after losing theirs. Or they also help them jump from one job to another. And they also help them read the ads and navigate the difficulties of the ads. Their support is covered under certain conditions by France Travail. You have the link in the description and in the pinned comment. The second part of the video, I'll tell you about it. Imagine that I need someone to speak for my company. I need someone who speaks German. That's all. I don't care about the rest. I just want him to speak German. Okay? So I'm going to put it in the ad. There you go, looking for man, woman, whatever speaks German, Chinese, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese. So you come in and send your application. You. Yeah, I'm sorry, I speak French, I speak German. I lived in Germany or Alsace, etc. I speak German like a native, but. Well, I'm sending my application anyway, but I'm not too sure. And they're going to see the German. Oh, there's someone who speaks German like a native. Great, call him. You come to the interview feeling diminished, and then after a while, let's imagine that everything goes well, they make you an offer. So what's going to happen with this offer? You're going to feel like they're doing charity by recruiting you. You feel like you're inferior to their needs. You feel like you're really below those needs and that despite everything you had A stroke of luck. A stroke of luck, as they say. And you were recruited, you say, wow, great. At that point, they'll make you a salary offer. And what's going to happen? You're going to accept a salary offer for nothing. Why? Because you feel like you've been recruited when you don't deserve it. They're very perverse, very vicious. And one of their tricks, one of their tricks, classics, are precisely to make you think that you don't deserve it. And so because you don't deserve it, you're going to settle for a low salary. Okay, so to reiterate, you should never. Salaries are a gamble. It's a game of poker, if you like. It's psychological tension. It's all bluffing. So first of all, if you're made an offer to recruit you, it's because you interest them and you tick enough boxes for them to be of value so that in their eyes they'll choose you over other candidates. So you shouldn't feel devalued and then accept anything and everything telling yourself, yeah, but no, it took much longer anyway and they took me on. Okay, essential. Okay, so I'll summarize the two things for you. First, go for it. If you match even a fraction of what they're asking for. Because most people don't really know what they're doing when they write these ads. Often they're just copy pastes of other ads or copy pastes of several ads that they've just Frankensteined together to create one that they put online. So don't look too closely at the details. That's the first point. And second, don't feel diminished because the ad doesn't match anyone in this universe. So please, if they're ready to take you on, don't let yourself be crushed by their, how should I say, Salary they're giving you. Especially when you compare it to the ad. Be direct, defend your interests, and that's it. Thank you, my friends, for watching this video so far. I'll remind you of my toxic book that you can find it on Amazon in Kindle or paperback format. It's a book that will change your way of thinking. Those who have read it can testify to this in the comments. It's a book that can change the way you approach things. It's not very long, but it's very brutal. It changed what you read and it changed me, the one who wrote it. Okay, so I'll remind you again of Killis comment in the pinned text and I'll see you in the next video.
